“He was sent off by a referee that no one knows”

Even though Colo Colo did not play well and rescued a draw just enough, all the attention on what happened against O’Higgins goes to Arturo Vidal. King added his first expulsion since he returned to Chile after a childless attack on Antonio Díaz.

The midfielder was in a spicy duel with the Capo de Provincia player throughout the match and had already earned a yellow in the first half. In stoppage time and with the score already tied, he couldn’t take it any longer and hit him which earned him the red card.

But beyond the fact that the aggression even for the Alba family was clumsy, there are some who do not believe so. A historic Cacique came out in defense of the two-time champion of America and attacked the referee of the match for what happened.

Pelé Álvarez lends his entire wardrobe to Arturo Vidal after his expulsion

Arturo Vidal was sent off against O’Higgins at the end of the match and will miss the return leg for the Chile Cup. The situation creates a big headache for Jorge Almirón and Colo Colo, who will now have to find a replacement to go in search of classification.

In conversation with RedGol, José Luis Álvarez, better known as Pelé, referred to what happened before the Capo de Provincia. “The habit of not being able to play well, of not having a stable team, where there is a centre-forward as it should be or a player who passes between the lines. “We don’t have it,” he said.

But after that the once white brave surprised the King with an unexpected defense. “I left Vidal out of everything. I understand that people talk, he talks too much too, but he is a good person. The issue is that they are already chasing him, they show him yellow for anything and he always plays hard, he goes over the limit.”

That was not all, since Pelé Álvarez attacked judge Víctor Manzor, whom he blamed for wanting to appear. “The rest is exaggeration from the players. What more could you want? “He was sent off by a referee that no one knows and he is going to become famous for this.”

Leaving aside the case of Arturo Vidal, he took advantage of hitting another figure of the Cacique. “Colo Colo had opportunities. Carlos Palacios I don’t know what to say, the figure is chosen and, to be one, you have to score the goals that you miss. You have to do them. There are other things.”

Finally, Pelé Álvarez called on the leadership to carefully analyze the options to reinforce the club in the second round. “Players must come who really get involved and contribute,” he said.

What are Arturo Vidal’s numbers this season?

After the duel with O’Higgins, Arturo Vidal has managed to play a total of 20 official matches with Colo Colo this season. In them he has scored six goals, contributed with one assist and reached 1,605 minutes on the playing field.

When is the return of the Copa Chile between Colo Colo and O’Higgins?

Now without Arturo Vidal, Colo Colo will go for qualification in the Chile Cup against O’Higgins. The second leg of the quarterfinals will be this Sunday, June 30, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Monumental Stadium.

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